For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile from the house to the fence which the beginning of the dirty driveway. One day, I was busy with my business and was for about an hour, completely forgetting about the little boy down the road who might be for his daddy. On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ten feet in front of me. All I could was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal. , I caught sight of my little boy, who was an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the of a little boy. As I stopped the car and the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and with cold, but he never the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.” Last year, we to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that has occurred in my mind. all s in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured. 小题1: A．bag B．dog C．umbrella D．toy 小题2: A．journey B．flight C．effort D．ride 小题3: A．discovered B．explained C．marked D．described 小题4: A．controlled B．trained C．delayed D．bothered 小题5: A．hopeful B．grateful C．careful D．faithful 小题6: A．waiting B．sending C．searching D．calling 小题7: A．drive B．see C．feel D．hear 小题8: A．stick to B．think of C．pick up D．hold on 小题9: A．In fact B．In surprise C．At once D．At last 小题10: A．moment B．corner C．street D．way 小题11: A．All of a sudden B．Believe it or not C．To my pleasure D．For seconds 小题12: A．holding B．taking C．folding D．carrying 小题13: A．body B．head C．face D．hand 小题14: A．closed B．locked C．knocked D．opened 小题15: A．worrying B．nervous C．trembling D．anxious 小题16: A．noticed B．doubted C．judged D．mentioned 小题17: A．moved B．turned C．returned D．traveled 小题18: A．Therefore B．Besides C．Otherwise D．However 小题19: A．time B．scene C．act D．sight 小题20: A．With B．For C．Like D．Among